Shots were fired into the department’s garage Sunday night and fireworks were aimed at officers in Kennedy Park, police say.
July 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83
Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83
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Posted inConnections
Community Briefs
Church to reopen, welcome new pastor WILTON — The Wilton Methodist Church will reopen at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 5, under the state’s coronavirus guidelines and welcome new pastor Lorrie Akens. There will be organ music, but no singing, and social distancing observed. Oxford Legion to hold outdoor concerts OXFORD — The Oxford American […]
Posted inNew England, Uncategorized
Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online
Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Football, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
With caution, summer workouts open for most high school teams
Months after sports were put on pause due to the pandemic and with no guarantee of a fall season, high school players and coach took the field for the first phase of summer sports.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security
The three contenders for Maine’s 2nd District say they worry about the future of the retirement program unless revisions are made.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Trump says NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace should apologize for noose ‘hoax’
The tweet was the latest in a string of racially tinged overtures the president has made to his political base.
Posted inNews, Politics
Gideon maintains 4-point lead over Collins in new poll on Senate race
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, a Democrat from Freeport, is widely considered the front-runner seeking the party’s nomination to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.
Posted inMaine, News
Eight new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths reported in Maine
The relatively small increase in cases comes after 3 weeks of much higher numbers of new infections, and a holiday weekend in which 4 older Mainers died of COVID-19 in Cumberland County.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review
A federal judge has ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.